Milieu Fall 2008 Table of Contents

Houghton Milieu, Fall 2008

Issued four times a year by Houghton College, the Milieu connects the college to its various constituencies: alumni, faculty, staff, students and other friends. Milieu supports the mission of the college by providing information of interest and by developing and enhancing campus-audience relations and understanding through wide-ranging articles and timely reports of campus news. The magazine projects the college as a significant force for Christian liberal arts education in society.

Online Archives:

One Willard Avenue

Are Science and Religion at War?
by Shirley A. Mullen '76

Features

Science, Faith and Music:
A Visit with Wilson and Eleanor Greatbatch

Houghton and Sierra Leone:
More Than 100 Years of Global Engagement

"We were packed solid, three and four across, in a white Mitsubishi minivan, traveling down a punishing dirt road pocked with waterfilled holes resembling bomb craters. Fortunately for us, the van—a gift to the people of Sierra Leone from Col. Moammar Kadafi of Libya, according to a sign painted across its doors—was air conditioned, and Samuel, our hired driver, made sure the fan was on high."  By Daniel Minchen  <More>

"Grace Will Move You"

An alumna shares how a “chance” encounter transformed her relationship with Houghton, and the changes the experience brought.  by Barb (Baker ’86) Scira  <More>

"Celebrating the Journey ...
Transforming the World"

Houghton College welcomed hundreds of alumni, friends and parents to commemorate its 125th anniversary on Homecoming Weekend, based on the theme “Celebrating the Journey... Transforming the World.”  <More>

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Milestones

Remembrance

The Last Word

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